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Based solely on the cover art and the title, this book should fly off the shelves in my neck of the woods. DAIRY QUEEN, A NOVEL by Catherine Murdock features a cow with a tiara on the cover along with a nice blurb by Jackie Moriarty endorsing the novel. Even without those features, [...]

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Gary Paulsen read the opening chapters from his forthcoming book at the International Reading Association conference in Chicago. Of course, he had us all howling with laughter. THE AMAZING LIFE OF BIRDS (THE TWENTY DAY PUBERTY JOURNAL OF DUANE HOMER LEECH) AS TOLD TO GARY PAULSEN may have a lengthy title, but this [...]

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Alex Flinn’s latest YA is a bit of a change of pace. DIVA tells the story of Caitlin, the young woman who was the target of the abuse of Nick, the main character of BREATHING UNDERWATER. However, this is not Caitlin tells all from her perspective about Nick and his abusive behavior. [...]

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Here is another author whose works just knock my socks off, Kathe Koja. Her latest, GOING UNDER, uses the myths of Persephone and Narcissus whose fictional tales mirror the lives of the two main characters of the novel, Hilly and her brother Ivan. Hilly and Ivan have been home schooled. Each is gifted: [...]

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